Bhagavad Gita 2.28 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“We come from the unseen and go back to the unseen. Why cry over it?”
What it means
“Beings are invisible before birth, visible for a while, and invisible again after death. What is there to lament?”
The original Sanskrit
अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत । अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना ॥
avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyaktamadhyāni bhārata avyaktanidhanānyeva tatra kā paridevanā
Translations
Literal translation
O descendant of Bharata, all beings remain unmanifest in the beginning;; they become manifest in the middle. After death they certainly become unmanifest. What lamentation can there be with regard to them?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भारत ! समस्त प्राणी जन्म से पूर्व और मृत्यु के बाद अव्यक्त अवस्था में रहते हैं और बीच में व्यक्त होते हैं। फिर उसमें चिन्ता या शोक की क्या बात है ?
Swami Tejomayananda
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